Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)